ReplacementPelican
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Is it REALLY that much of a spoiler
it's just a name, after all
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Game of Thrones *NO BOOK SPOILERS* |OT| Season 4 - Sundays on HBO [Read the OP]
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LegendofDragoonLives
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There's a raise in view every single season. By the last season, they should be more than ok to dumb the special effects cash.
soundscream
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Rome was ~ 10 million an episode
I've read GOT is 6-7 on average with certain episodes going higher based on the amount of fx like the Battle of Blackwater.
I've read GOT is 6-7 on average with certain episodes going higher based on the amount of fx like the Battle of Blackwater.
ComputerBlue
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Rome was cancelled because of the budget wasn't it?
I rather the budget of GoT remain on the lower end if it means the show keeps going, story telling is more important anyway.
bishopcruz
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Remember though, Rome's budget wasn't all borne by HBO. The BBC paid for a decent share of it as well.
soundscream
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I think the BBC were going to bail if I'm not mistaken.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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Yeah, the BBC bailed and HBO didn't take into account DVD sales at the time, so Rome was cancelled.
Genuine.
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who did you think it was?
Maybe I was wrong or seeing shit but it looked a hell of a lot like Joffrey, haha.
That's exactly what I was thinking during that scene
He's the guy that chopped off Jaime's hand
SuperAndroid17
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Roose Bolton's friend and the guy who chopped Jaime's hand off.
TheLostBigBoss
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Dude that took Jamie's hand.
Seems to be a best bro of Lord Bolton, the dude who stabbed Rob in the heart.
He is going to use Jon to try to find the Stark boys and kill them, ending the line of Stark's and ensuring the north won't rise under them.
He works for Roose Bolton. He's the dude who chopped of Jamie's hand.
Roose sent him up to Castle Black to try and find and kill Bran and his little brother, after dickless Theon said they were still alive and headed North of the wall.
Ahhhh, now i remember. Thanks guys.
Or alternatively, he's a paralyzed guy who was part of a bad plane crash and learned to walk again, then lost control of his body and did some crazy things.
Seriously though, I forgot who he was at first and started to like him thinking of someone else, but then once it clicked he went back to my shit-list. Bran is too important to die by him anyway so I'm not worried...I just hate how the Boltons will most likely be huge villains for a while as the wardens of the north.
Rickon on the other hand. He better learn some cool fucking abilities soon or else I fear he might be collateral damage. You know Bran is going to live for a while by the way his story is still unfolding, but Rickon? Most people probably don't even remember his name. Poor guy.
So in conclusion, Rickon will sit on the throne in King's Landing after Stannis accidentally makes a light-hearted joke about the Lord of Light which he/she/it took as sacrilege and killed him with another demon baby.
Fuck I had the worst day and this thread cheers me up in a weird way. Great show to discuss.
soundscream
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This thread often has me scratching my head. Are some of you guys texting or multitasking while watching the show?
Names being forgotten is understandable, but people forget stuff from 2 weeks ago.
Names being forgotten is understandable, but people forget stuff from 2 weeks ago.
BigJonsson
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Me too!
White walkers = Nazgul
The only #NorthernUprising is happening in Toronto, GO RAPTORS!
WesternHeretic
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Me too!
White walkers = Nazgul
The only #NorthernUprising is happening in Toronto, GO RAPTORS!
Even if Raptors get out they have Miami 2nd round. Basically Raptors "glory" is going to last as long as Theon did at Winterfell before you know....
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that certainly wasn't the case.
BigJonsson
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That usurper king Lebron and his traitorous lackey Bosh will feel the heart of the North!
Twin brother. You see them kiss in S01E03.
A man after my own heart! That combines two of my favorite jokes:
1) ask 2 people with the same first name if they are related.
2) only refer to Karl Drogo as Karl Drogo.
CitizenVectron
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I think he and Callisy used to date, come to think of it.
I hope he at least gets to do some good before his last name gets him overthrown/killed.
He does seem pretty level-headed so far but who knows how it will goes once he has full power.
Yeah i hope he gets to rule for a while, but we know what end await good people (especially if they are kings) in this show :'(
Depends on how his mother gets in his head.
Black-Wind
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Maybe I'm just an asshole but I don't find anything in that "insane", just mid-evil ish justice served on slave masters who killed 160 something of their own slave child girls and hung em up like highway signs JUST to send her a message.
No sure what you do with people willing to kill children like that simply because they see them as things to throw away.
I mean ... I'm not exactly sure what else she could do that wouldn't likely bite her in the ass down the road like with that Shaman Witch lady. Let a bunch of slavers free to go out and plot against her? Make them prisoners that could escape and seek revenge? Make them stand as equals to everyone else under her rule so that they can fuck her over down the line? How would her new subjects feel about that?
Dany learned the "No half measures" rule, time to start crackin that whip and earning some respect from her baby (kid/ preteen?) Dragons.
BTW ... i wonder what she plans to do with the Slaver's kids. I'm pretttty damn sure they would have had kids ... right? I'm also pretty sure some kids would be old enough to remember this day and seek revenge and their family and life-style would have taken a huge drop.
Liked the episode. I'm really intrigued by the White Walkers. They are pretty much the only characters with the most mystery around them. I hope this season focusses more on them.
Dany's storyline is pretty cool as well. Her punishing the masters, standing on that big ass tower and hearing them scream was a badass moment.
Also, Adventure time with Hound and Ayra.
Dany's storyline is pretty cool as well. Her punishing the masters, standing on that big ass tower and hearing them scream was a badass moment.
Also, Adventure time with Hound and Ayra
.I read that as "Depends on how his mother gets in his bed." and agreed.
This show is shifting my moral expectations.
Yea, I feel like he'll be the good one that will pay for the sins of his family. He'll end up being a good king that brings some stability to the region only to get killed by Stannis once he invades again in my opinion.
Also, did Dany's journey this week remind anyone else of Alexander the Great for some reason? The city just reminded me of Babylon and there she is now ruling one of the most gorgeous cities in the world just to end up moving on to try and achieve much larger goals instead of being happy with what they got.
Well we know Tywin made the first move probably to avoid this, so there shouldn't be any issues.
Better having Margaery in his head, for how manipulative she is at least she's not a crazy bitch.
"Yes."
HBOGo is notorious for putting up episodes immediately, and even then it seems to become available to people randomly. But for the most part, you can assume that within 10 minutes of it airing you can start watching.
BurnOutBrighter
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They tried that. Didn't work out. Who would have though that millions of people simultaneously accessing the same website would slow it down?
thanks for the posts guys. Now I'm wondering if waiting, or watching it later at night or even the next day would be better.
Also, I have a question about the show, the title cards introducing the show always say "song of fire and ice" isn't that just the 1st book in the series? If the show continues to be popular will we be getting 4+ seasons for each book? i hope so
WesternHeretic
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thanks for the posts guys. Now I'm wondering if waiting, or watching it later at night or even the next day would be better.
Also, I have a question about the show, the title cards introducing the show always say "song of fire and ice" isn't that just the 1st book in the series? If the show continues to be popular will we be getting 4+ seasons for each book? i hope so
Just wait like an hour after it airs and the traffic won't be too bad.
Nah the first season was the game of throne book, we way past that now. We are actually
going to reach a point where the show will be caught up with the book, and then probably take a different route than the books because they don't have time to wait for the books.
BurnOutBrighter
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thanks for the posts guys. Now I'm wondering if waiting, or watching it later at night or even the next day would be better.
Also, I have a question about the show, the title cards introducing the show always say "song of fire and ice" isn't that just the 1st book in the series? If the show continues to be popular will we be getting 4+ seasons for each book? i hope so
"A Song of Ice and Fire" is the name of the series. "A Game of Thrones" is the first book.
Season 1 and 2 more or less followed their respective novels. Season 3 and 4 cover roughly the content in book 3 but it's getting more blurred.
The showrunners plan to have either 7 or 8 seasons. GRRM has briefed Benioff and Weiss on how the series ends, should he not finish the books in time for the series to be produced. Which would be weird for book readers I imagine.
Interesting... Is there a sense that the next book will be the final one, or something? Otherwise, what're the chances GRRM will manage to finish up the series on time? It seems he's not one to rush things.
According to wikipedia the next book is book 6 and book 7 is also planned.
From reading most TV threads on here it seems people are typing on the internet while watching the show.
I just find that too distracting now, Once a show starts I close my laptop. I know the shared communal thing is fun but it means you miss so much dialogue and detail.
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